to be gutted that Ian White is leaving Look North?

[hatwoman]

and that he didn't give us any warning? I think he's lovely. He's an excellent presenter, just the right touch of warmth. lovely voice. nice looking in the nice young man meaning. I'm gutted.

I've been crying all day

is he?!!? Oh no? He is much better than some of the others they have on there! Has he just announced it?

yep - tonight was his last one

just saw that....wonder where he is going? must be going on to bigger and better things...

Yep, we'll be left with Christa and the older chap now... I think it's a shame too.

oh no. :( I do like him. i wonder where he's off to. God knows who they'll get in that late evning slot now. They must be short of presenters because the brunette weather girl was presenting the other day!!!

Your news readers are allowed to leave? We've had the same presented since the 1950s.

I hope he is going on to bigger and better things. would be great to see him elsewhere. I only moved into Look North land a couple of years ago and I warmed to him straight away.

Harry is still my fav, but am very wary of Christa! :o She cant read the autocue half the time, which in my book is a fundamental requirement of the job!!! ha ha ha! Maybe IW will crop up on the main BBC news?!

I'm always sort of entranced by Christa. I often sit open-mouthed at what she's wearing or saying

Just googled him and apparently he owns the TV-am trademark and logo!? No news on where he's off to though.

She does have a slightly odd taste in clothes. The thigh length black boots were particularly noteworthy!

It was the matter of fact way he announced it that shocked me. No explanation. No apology. No regret!

Just left with the annoying Paul Hudson now. A friend lives near Christa and saw her in the local shop without makeup early one morning. Said it was terrifying!

Heavens! I missed those... She's certainly a one-off!

I was surprised how it was delivered too. I wondered if he took advantage of live tv to say something that perhaps he wasn't meant to? I'm probably over-thinking it though.

I also think that Christa is funny because she has a 'tv voice' that she puts on when she is doing a serious story, or when she is doing a link up with london or something. And then the rest of the time she is just good old Yorkshire lass Christa!

I like whatsername - the other woman that had the baby? Can't think of her name - not a great sign!
Ian is a bit annoying tbh. I love Harry - now that's a proper braodcaster!

Ethelred - that is sooo true!

Clare Frisby?

THat's her!

Great name btw. Did you know that the tv executives wanted to retitle that play? I think the americans actually did put it out under the title 'kipper bang' .

At last someone has recognised where my name comes from!
I think we're all showing on this thread how intellectual we all are - no Calendar viewers here. We've always been a BBC family - no Tiswas in our house!

OOh no, no Calendar in our house. BBC all the way. When we go up to stay with ILs they alsways have itv local news on [cat's bum face]...
They are over in the (whispers) north west though....

Eeeek ITV in the north west

Ptang have you read Jack Rosenthal's autobiography? It's good but sad.